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Tk 4.2b five-year project on the cards

The government is planning to invest nearly Tk 4.2 billion in a five-year nationwide rehabilitation programme for street children, establishing 19 shelter homes, three transit homes, and 150 open schools, officials at the Planning Commission say.The proposed scheme targets 24,850 direct beneficiaries and 475,150 indirect ones through family reintegration, education,...

People paid their tribute to eminent educationist, essayist, and Bangla Academy President Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq

People paid their tribute to eminent educationist, essayist, and Bangla Academy President Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq after his body was taken to Central Shaheed Minar in the capital on Monday. He was laid to rest at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard after funeral prayer at the Dhaka University Central...

PM seeks stern action against food adulteration

Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman on Monday sought stronger action against food adulteration, directing the formation of a three-member high-level committee to identify the challenges facing the relevant agencies and recommend measures to make them more effective, reports UNB.He gave the directive at a meeting at his office in the...

AL-era projects prioritised oligarchic interests

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has alleged that projects undertaken during the past 15 and a half years under the Awami League (AL) government prioritised oligarchic and private interests rather than public welfare, leaving the energy sector and the economy in crisis.Speaking at a citizen dialogue...

RU celebrates 73rd founding anniversary

The Rajshahi University (RU) celebrated its 73rd founding anniversary on Monday with a series of daylong programmes under the theme 'Rajshahi University in Education, Research and Democratic Progress'.The celebrations began in the morning with teachers, students, officers and employees gathering at the university's administrative building. Land Minister and Rajshahi-2 MP...

BMD asks maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal no-3

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has directed the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal number-3, as a seasonal low may trigger squally weather over the north Bay of Bengal and the adjoining coastal areas.The BMD in its special weather bulletin, issued on...

REHAB demands culprits’ prompt punishment

The Real Estate and Housing Association of Bangladesh (REHAB) on Monday protested the alleged physical torture, injury to private organs and forced signature on stamps and cheques against a REHAB member in Barishal.The organisation demanded prompt, impartial and exemplary legal action against those involved in the incident.The demands were made...

Three die in 24 hrs with measles-like symptoms

The health authorities on Monday reported three more casualties due to measles-like symptoms and over 1,100 new infections in the past 24 hours. With the new fatalities, the measles-related deaths rose to 741 since mid-March this year. Of the total fatalities, 93 were confirmed cases, according to the Directorate General...

BUET, Proyash sign MoU

The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Proyash Institute of Special Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the capital on Monday, said a press release.The MoU, titled "Cooperation for Research and Innovation in Assistive Technology for Special Children",...